History shows that over this period we are coming into, one or two teams will start to break away from the pack.
Will we be one of those teams?
The next few games I think will tell us.

Agree that the games over December will be crucial and games we can win. Pretty much fed up of hearing our hard luck stories about how we didn`t deserve to lose, about the chances created, about the chances missed etc.
Our early season form is a distant memory now and where we are at present is where we deserve to be.
Gary Naysmith recently commented that other players need to step up to the plate and help Nathan Austin out and then he say`s at the weekend that any striker on form would have scored 12(?) over the last few games. In my opinion, far too much pressure has been put on Fash and that is due to Naysmith`s style of play, tactics and formation. Maybe if another striker played regularly up front with him it might have eased the pressure?
I feel that the style of play that Naysmith adopts is too predictable and has now been found out by opposing managers.

We don`t have a Scottish Cup game on Saturday after losing to a bang average Stirling Albion team, who will no doubt fancy their chances to progress to the next round. We could and should have been in that position this Saturday.

After a decent start to the season our recent form and results are very disappointing to say the least To put things into context we have won only one of our last 8 competitive matches. Now at any level of football you would have to say that isn't good enough. We are no different from any other part time team where consistency would appear to be a hard thing to come up with. The nature of finances in the game dictates that part time teams run with a squad of around 15 players with the teams sprinkled with loan signings. A few injuries and you start to run into trouble, you have to start playing guys out of position and there is no continuity to your team selection. The problem we have just now as Naysmith said on Saturday is the toxic combination of really poor defending and not taking our chances at the other end. Going back the last few games our inability to defend crossed balls is nothing short of shocking. Goals against Annan, Arbroath, East Stirling, and Elgin have all come from cross balls or corners into our box. I like Goodfellow as a keeper but he doesn't command his area enough for me, he very rarely comes for a cross ball. However he is as good as we have had for a few years just look at his performance 2nd half at Arbroath. the next 4 games against Q park, Clyde, Montrose and Stirling will take us to the half way point of the season. I only hope we can get enough points to stay in touch with the leaders. Our consistency has to improve and we really have to start winning the games where we are well on top, too many times we have lost games when the opposition have been far inferior on the day, The shire, Arbroath, Annan, Stirling and Elgin are all games we have failed to win when we have been the far better team. I believe in Gary and the players and I think we have the team to get us out this league but we must turn the corner soon and start to grind out a few wins before the turn of the year.

Always laugh when I see Fife fans touting Craig Gunn. The guy lives up North and plays for them because they are local. Who in their right mind thinks that he'd fancy an extra 1000+ miles a season of travelling for the same wages?

Also, what's the point in listing other managers when we're not looking for one? Gary Naysmith will at least be the manager until the end of the season, and at least deserves the chance to continue this campaign. Although we've had a few really poor results, there's certainly no basis for sacking him, and even if there was, it would cost us too much money.

We have to just hope for a play off place now can't see Fife winning the league for a start can't beat Annan or Elgin if we don't beat Queen's Park and Clyde we definitely need a new manager and I agree grant Murray would be aright

What's better about Murray (who all the Raith fans wanted sacked) than Naysmith?

And please don't say he won the Challenge Cup. Aside from that what did he manage? We had Chisholm in charge who led QOS and Dundee Utd to Scottish Cup finals and look how that worked out for us.